The criminal justice response to elder abuse in nursing homes: A routine activities perspective

Western Criminology Review

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 67-81

  Payne, Brian K ^a   Gainey, Randy R ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder abuse; Nursing homes; Routine activities

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845635985     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10964886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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